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International Labor Defense photograph collection

Title
International Labor Defense photograph collection [graphic].
Author
International Labor Defense.
Publication
1926?-1946?
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box 1Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 1Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 2Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 2Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 3Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 3Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 4Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 4Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 5Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 5Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 6Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 6Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 7Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 7Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 8Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 8Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 9Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 9Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 10Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 10Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 11Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 11Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 12Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 12Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 13Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 13Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 14Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 14Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 15Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 15Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 16Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 16Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 17Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 17Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 18Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 18Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints
box 19Still imageUse in library Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection box 19Schomburg Center - Photographs & Prints

Details

Additional Authors
  • Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
  • International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
  • United States. Office of War Information.
Found In
(CstRLIN) NYPW89-A117.
Description
  • 2281 items (4.3 cu. ft., 19 boxes); 20 x 26 cm.
  • 1 stat : b&w ;
  • 6 photonegatives : b&w ;
  • 1 photomechanical print : col. ;
  • 52 photomechanical prints : b&w ;
  • 2221 photoprints : silver gelatin, b&w ;
Summary
Photographs, many from news services such as International News Photos, collected by the International Labor Defense (ILD) documenting not only the labor and civil rights causes in which ILD was involved, but also examples worldwide of injustice and oppression occurring, with a few exceptions, during the 1920s through the mid 1940s.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Aerial photographs – 1930-1949.
  • Group portraits – 1920-1949.
  • Postcards – 1930-1949.
  • Portrait photographs – 1920-1949.
  • Photonegatives – 1920-1949.
  • Photomechanical prints – 1920-1949.
  • Silver gelatin photoprints – 1920-1949.
  • Photomechanical prints – Color – 1920-1949.
  • Stats – 1920-1949.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Many photographs bear photo agency's handstamp on verso. Many itmes bear printed captions attached to verso; some items bear captions printed on verso; some items bear handwritten captions on verso. Some items are duplicates; some items are cropped or bear cropping marks.
  • Collection contains work by Acme Newspictures, International News Photos, and the Office of War Information, among others.
Biography (note)
  • Established by the Communist party of the United States of America as its legal defense arm in 1925 to aid labor, political prisoners, and victims of reactionary violence. Using mass demonstrations and publicity, the International Labor Defense (ILD) conducted national and worldwide campaigns to gather support for its cases. In 1946 the ILD merged with the Civil Rights Congress.
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of the International Labor Defense Records.
Call Number
Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection
OCLC
NYPG087000342-F
Author
International Labor Defense.
Title
International Labor Defense photograph collection [graphic].
Imprint
1926?-1946?
Linking Entry
Forms part of the International Labor Defense Records.
Biography
Established by the Communist party of the United States of America as its legal defense arm in 1925 to aid labor, political prisoners, and victims of reactionary violence. Using mass demonstrations and publicity, the International Labor Defense (ILD) conducted national and worldwide campaigns to gather support for its cases. In 1946 the ILD merged with the Civil Rights Congress.
Local Note
SC MG 8.
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Added Author
Acme Newspictures (New York, N.Y.)
International News Photos (New York, N.Y.)
United States. Office of War Information.
Found In:
(CstRLIN) NYPW89-A117.
Research Call Number
Sc Photo International Labor Defense Collection
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